- Elevation, modelled
- 61 m
- Tallest summit within 10.7 miles
- Ratlum Mountain358 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)26.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8066, -72.7688
Van Otterloo Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 61 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Van Otterloo Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 305° | 358 m | 10.0 mi |
| Breezy Hill | WNW 298° | 327 m | 10.0 mi |
| West Ledge | NW 319° | 305 m | 8.3 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 253° | 300 m | 10.7 mi |
| Barnes Hill | W 263° | 283 m | 9.6 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 283° | 276 m | 1.6 mi |
| Garrett Mountain | W 271° | 275 m | 10.4 mi |
| Taine Mountain | WSW 249° | 268 m | 8.1 mi |
- 26.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 0.4 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.1 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 1.5 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.7 mi
- Bloomfield Town Green: 2.4 mi
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Camp Site: 1.0 mi
- Albany Avenue Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 1.5 mi
- Speer Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Grant Hill: 1.1 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Avon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ely Mound: 2.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.7 mi
- Primary Garden: 1.7 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 1.7 mi
- Heublein Tower: 2.0 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 2.6 mi
- Mark Twain House: 4.4 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 1.9 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.6 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 2.7 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 8.0 mi
- Northgate Falls: 8.8 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 8.9 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 9.4 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 2.8 mi
- Sedna: 3.4 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 3.5 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 3.5 mi
- Hart Meadow: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.3 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.4 mi
- Superstructure: 3.2 mi
- Solar Panel: 3.2 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.5 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 18.2 mi
- Boating Side: 18.4 mi
- Waterfront: 18.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.2 mi
- Big Spring: 15.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 25.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 25.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 17.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Longmeadow · 19 mi
- Somers · 21 mi
- Tolland · 21 mi
- Hampden · 25 mi
- Blandford · 27 mi
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